While millions were celebrating Independence Day this weekend, several thousand people were able to get back to cruising from the U.S. Following on the momentous departure of Celebrity Edge from Port Everglades on June 26th, as the first cruise ship to depart from the U.S. in over a year, three other cruise ships continued the return of cruising. Watch Video: Celebrity Edge – Amazing Port Everglades Sunset Sailaway (June 2021) Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas made her return from PortMiami on Friday, sailing a 3 night Bahamas itinerary, with…
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My Cruise Experience – Carnival Horizon Dining
Carnival Horizon, the latest ship from Carnival Cruise Line, celebrated her Miami homecoming on September 20, 2018, and we were onboard for a special two night inaugural sailing. I’ll be providing insight into my experience onboard with a series of blog posts focusing on all aspects from activities to staterooms and just about everything else. In this post, I present the many dining options onboard Carnival Horizon. Carnival Cruise Line does not skimp on the food choices onboard their ships, and on the Carnival Horizon, guests have almost endless places…
Read MoreCarnival Horizon Named by Godmother Queen Latifah
Carnival Horizon, the newest cruise ship from Carnival Cruise Line, celebrated the official naming ceremony by the ship’s Godmother, Queen Latifah. Following the ceremony, Latifah squared off against Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl champion Jake Elliott in Lip Sync Battle: Horizon modeled after the hit Paramount Network TV series and rolling out across the Carnival fleet. Latifah rocked the house with her incredible interpretation of the Weather Girls classic “It’s Raining Men,” while Elliott had a chance to live out his rock star fantasies performing Whitesnake’s arena anthem “Here I Go…
Read MoreCarnival Horizon joins the Carnival Cruise Line Fleet
At the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of the 26th ship in their fleet, Carnival Horizon. The 133,500-ton, 3,954-passenger ship will reposition to Barcelona, Spain, where it will depart April 2 on an inaugural 13-day voyage – the first of four sailings from the European port. The ship will then operate a trans-Atlantic crossing before arriving in New York May 23, 2018, for a pierside overnight gala and naming ceremony featuring the ship’s godmother, Grammy award-winning musical artist and acclaimed actress Queen Latifah. Carnival Horizon…
Read MoreCarnival Offers Chilly NYC the Caribbean in a Can
To promote their newest ship Carnival Horizon and the Caribbean islands that Carnival Cruise Line calls on daily, Carnival Cruise Line captured and canned real island air from tropical ports of call and invited New Yorkers to stop and smell the tropics with a truly unique and “scent-sational” experience that took place in Manhattan’s Greeley Square Park. The event’s centerpiece was a vending machine dispensing the chance to win a Carnival cruise and free cans of real island air infused with natural scents unique to each destination. Featured scents included…
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